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capitals or three pentagons. the department of homeland security itself employs almost one quarter of a million people. of course, there are real threats out there, including from new branches of al qaeda and other such groups and, of course, they will have to be battled and those terrorists captured or killed, but we have done this before and we can do it, again, in the future under more normal, legal circumstances. it will mean that the administration will have to be more careful and perhaps have more congressional involvement for certain actions like drone strikes. the administration will have to charge some of the people in guantanamo and try them in military or civilian courts. is all this so bad? so, the question is, have we reached the point where we might consider shifting from emergency war-time powers? well, the recent global terrorism index report covers the years 2002 to 2011. it shows that terrorism went up from '02 to '07 because of the conflicts in afghanistan and pakistan and iraq. but it has been
capitals or three pentagons. the department of homeland security itself employs almost one quarter of a million people. of course, there are real threats out there, including from new branches of al qaeda and other such groups and, of course, they will have to be battled and those terrorists captured or killed, but we have done this before and we can do it, again, in the future under more normal, legal circumstances. it will mean that the administration will have to be more careful and perhaps...
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sitting in the pentagon leadership seat is paul will foe lits, the former secretary of defense. he is now at aei. and james steinberg will play our national security role. he was deputy national security adviser to president clinton and the obama first term. he's now the dean of the maxwell school at syracuse university. welcome to all of you. jim, imagine the national security council meeting after let's say you get congressional approval. what would be the thing that you would want to see decided at that point? >> i think the most important thing to decide is what is our objective? what do we want to achieve? what is success? i think by defining our objective connect then develop the strategy both on the military and the political side at home and internationally. >> paul will foe wits, what would success look like? how would we know if we achieved it? >> i think as jim says you have to decide what your strategy is and i think you're not going to achieve success with just the military strike. i think that ought to also be clear so the question is, what comes afterwards and i b
sitting in the pentagon leadership seat is paul will foe lits, the former secretary of defense. he is now at aei. and james steinberg will play our national security role. he was deputy national security adviser to president clinton and the obama first term. he's now the dean of the maxwell school at syracuse university. welcome to all of you. jim, imagine the national security council meeting after let's say you get congressional approval. what would be the thing that you would want to see...
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the pentagon is mapping out another option to try and get the american civilians out of south sudan. >>> a teenager shot and wounded in a colorado high school shooting eight days ago has died. 17-year-old claire davis was shot in the head by a fellow student who eventually killed himself. investigators say davis did not know the gunman. claire davis had been in a coma since the shooting. >>> severe weather has hit parts of the south and midwest. four days before christmas what may have been tornadoes in arkansas carved a path of destruction. in mississippi, severe storms are blamed for killing two people. further west, an ice storm left branches frozen in mid air and forced air travelers to scramble to rebook flights. some places got more than a foot of snow. those are your top stories. "reliable sources" is at the top of the hour. now back to "fareed zakaria gps." >>> this week a federal judge ruled that the nsa's program that vacuums up data about all american phone calls is likely unconstitutional and a presidential advisory panel on the matter urged president obama to stop the pr
the pentagon is mapping out another option to try and get the american civilians out of south sudan. >>> a teenager shot and wounded in a colorado high school shooting eight days ago has died. 17-year-old claire davis was shot in the head by a fellow student who eventually killed himself. investigators say davis did not know the gunman. claire davis had been in a coma since the shooting. >>> severe weather has hit parts of the south and midwest. four days before christmas what...
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pentagon official have is been working to get them out. they aborted a mission to airlift americans yesterday after four u.s. troops were injured when their aircraft came under fire. >>> and astronauts spent several hours yesterday trying to repair a broken cooling pump on the international space station. the next space walk was planned for tomorrow but is being delayed while they make adjustments to a space suit. and the bay area reporter stumble stumbles on an almost unbelievable story. a musician who helped carlo santana rocket to stardom ended up homeless on the streets. now after decades apart the two reunited. that story of that reunion coming up on cnn. i'll have a chance to talk with him about that reunion. i'm fredricka whitfield. >>> this week a federal judge ruled that the nsa's program that vacuums up data about all american phone calls is likely unconstitutional and a presidential advisory panel on the matter urged president obama to stop the practice and put in place major reforms on intelligence gathering. i wanted to put al
pentagon official have is been working to get them out. they aborted a mission to airlift americans yesterday after four u.s. troops were injured when their aircraft came under fire. >>> and astronauts spent several hours yesterday trying to repair a broken cooling pump on the international space station. the next space walk was planned for tomorrow but is being delayed while they make adjustments to a space suit. and the bay area reporter stumble stumbles on an almost unbelievable...
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that to me is absolutely a conversation we have to have and being led by the pentagon because it's people in the u.s. military who are most concerned about this. >> all right, we're going to have to leave it at that and we will have a chance to have both of you back to have another spirited conversation. peter beinart, bret stephens, thanks for joining us. >>> a new kind of cold war. the participants are the same and the weapons this time legislation. what is going on? we will tell you. th a find thousands of big deals now... at officemax. i have a cold, and i took nyquil, but i'm still "stubbed" up. [ male announcer ] truth is, nyquil doesn't unstuff your nose. what? [ male announcer ] it doesn't have a decongestant. no way. [ male announcer ] sorry. alka-seltzer plus fights your worst cold symptoms plus has a fast acting decongestant to relieve your stuffy nose. [ sighs ] thanks! [ male announcer ] you're welcome. that's the cold truth! [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus. ♪ oh what a relief it is! ♪ [ male announcer ] to learn more about the cold truth and save $1 visit alka-seltz
that to me is absolutely a conversation we have to have and being led by the pentagon because it's people in the u.s. military who are most concerned about this. >> all right, we're going to have to leave it at that and we will have a chance to have both of you back to have another spirited conversation. peter beinart, bret stephens, thanks for joining us. >>> a new kind of cold war. the participants are the same and the weapons this time legislation. what is going on? we will...
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. >> the pentagon has offered support, but no requests have been made, a photographer for the "new york times" when bullets starred flying and he described the chaos. >> it was very con fusing inside and not only for the few photographers in there, but also for the security forces who are trying to contain the situation, trying to evacuate civilians. it became clear within a few minutes of getting inside the mall, that no one really knew where the gunmen were. >> we'll have the very latest on this situation coming up at 2:00 eastern time. i'm fred reekericka whitfield. >>> one week ago, larry summers withdrew his name from congress tension to be the next chairman of the federal reserve. summer's tenure under president clinton is part of the controversy surrounding him. so what does clinton think about summers and his decision and about the new contender in chief, janet yellen? listen in. are you disappointed that larry summers has withdrawn his name from consideration for the fed chairman job? >> well, he's a friend of line and i think that a lot of the criticism to which he's been subj
. >> the pentagon has offered support, but no requests have been made, a photographer for the "new york times" when bullets starred flying and he described the chaos. >> it was very con fusing inside and not only for the few photographers in there, but also for the security forces who are trying to contain the situation, trying to evacuate civilians. it became clear within a few minutes of getting inside the mall, that no one really knew where the gunmen were. >>...
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iran's gdp is the size of the pentagon's budget. what do you think? >> there are no historical analogies than comparing munich or nixon and china from which we have generation of perspective to a deal that's hours, days old. this could prove to be a turning point as obviously the president would like to argue that it's long overdue reset of a relationship. it could also fall apart. this is why everyone is making the point. this is a test. even obama is using the term. this is a test. let's see what intentions are. let's not guess. let's actually take them at their word to the extent of, okay, let inspectors in. slow down enrichment process. are you serious about moving to a different footing, returning to the community of nations. we're going to know how this turns out. it will take more than an hour and a half to make a judgment. >> david, i have to ask you about something which this is coming at a time when obama has been battered and trust in government has been battered by obama care. you are writing about kennedys and joseph kennedy, that was the
iran's gdp is the size of the pentagon's budget. what do you think? >> there are no historical analogies than comparing munich or nixon and china from which we have generation of perspective to a deal that's hours, days old. this could prove to be a turning point as obviously the president would like to argue that it's long overdue reset of a relationship. it could also fall apart. this is why everyone is making the point. this is a test. even obama is using the term. this is a test....
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snowden has been compared to daniel ellsberg, the man who leaked the pentagon papers to "the new york times." but ellsberg did not hop on a plane to hong kong or moscow once he had unloaded his cache of documents. he stood trial and faced the possibilitof more than 100 years in prison before the court dismissed the case against him because of the prosecution's mistakes and abuses of justice. mahatma gandhi spent years in prison in their native land. while snowden is no hero, his revelations have focused attention on a brave new world of total information. we're living with the consequences of two powerful interrelated trends these days. the first is digital life. your life today has a digital signature, where you eat, shop and travel, whom you call, e-mail and text, every website, cafe and museum you have ever visited, it's all stored in the great digital cloud. and you cannot delete anything ever. the second is big data. americans were probably most shocked by the revelation that the u.s. government is collecting massive quantities of their digital signatures, billions of phone calls
snowden has been compared to daniel ellsberg, the man who leaked the pentagon papers to "the new york times." but ellsberg did not hop on a plane to hong kong or moscow once he had unloaded his cache of documents. he stood trial and faced the possibilitof more than 100 years in prison before the court dismissed the case against him because of the prosecution's mistakes and abuses of justice. mahatma gandhi spent years in prison in their native land. while snowden is no hero, his...
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that to me is absolutely a conversation we have to have and being led by the pentagon because it's people in the u.s. military who are most concerned about this. >> all right, we're going to have to leave it at that and we will have a chance to have both of you back to have another spirited conversation. peter beinart, bret stephens, thanks for joining us. >>> up next, a new kind of cold war. the participants are the same, the weapons this time are legislation. what is going on? we will tell you. morning starts in high spirits, but there's a growing pain in his lower back. as lines grow longer, his pain continues to linger. but after a long day of helping others, he gets some helpful advice. just two aleve have the strength to keep back pain away all day. today, jason chose aleve. just two pills for all day pain relief. try aleve d for strong, all day long sinus and headache relief. try aleve d for strong, all day long i've always kept my eye on her... but with so much health care noise, i didn't always watch out for myself. with unitedhealthcare, i get personalized information and reward
that to me is absolutely a conversation we have to have and being led by the pentagon because it's people in the u.s. military who are most concerned about this. >> all right, we're going to have to leave it at that and we will have a chance to have both of you back to have another spirited conversation. peter beinart, bret stephens, thanks for joining us. >>> up next, a new kind of cold war. the participants are the same, the weapons this time are legislation. what is going on?...
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a pentagon spokesperson says the cancellation was due to a change in hagel's schedule. >>> the cardinals are in rome to pick out a pope. tuesday 115 cardinals will begin the process of selecting a new pontiff to succeed benedict xvi who retired last month. they'll be in seclusion until a new pope is elected. >>> president obama has made the choice for a new secretary. thomas perez currently heads the justice department's civil rights division. if confirmed perez will replace hilda solis who resigned last month. >>> another romney is considering running for office. mitt romney's brother, scott, may pursue the michigan senate seat. scott romney is currently a partner at a detroit law firm and has never held public office. >>> those are your top stories. "reliable sources" is ahead at the top of the hour. >>> if you think xi jinping was president of china, you would be forgiven but you would be wrong. back in november he was inaurg gur rated as the new head of china's communist party. he doesn't take the rein until next week. now that he's had some time in the public eye, i wanted to read t
a pentagon spokesperson says the cancellation was due to a change in hagel's schedule. >>> the cardinals are in rome to pick out a pope. tuesday 115 cardinals will begin the process of selecting a new pontiff to succeed benedict xvi who retired last month. they'll be in seclusion until a new pope is elected. >>> president obama has made the choice for a new secretary. thomas perez currently heads the justice department's civil rights division. if confirmed perez will replace...
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but it is absolutely vital there, because it does seem in the eyes of pentagon officials to be a bit of a game changer when it comes to syria's ability to defend itself. israeli officials even saying that the power of some of these missiles could, in fact, lead them to be offensive, even against the main airport of tel aviv. john? >> all right. the other big news, senator john mccain literally sneaking in to syria to meet with rebel leaders yesterday. nick, what came out of that meeting? >> well the key thing, of course, was a bit of an embarrassment to the obama administration. john mccain long-term advocate of strong u.s. intervention militarily into syria, airstrikes to cripple the syrian regimes, air power, artillery, potentially a no-fly zone. perhaps not u.s. troops onhe ground necessarily. there he met, when he crossed over from the turkish city about a kilometer inside syria, mostly an area of refugee camps he met the syrian rebels, military leader, and other leaders from across syria. talked about his fears about extremism. talked about his fears of the conflict becoming mor
but it is absolutely vital there, because it does seem in the eyes of pentagon officials to be a bit of a game changer when it comes to syria's ability to defend itself. israeli officials even saying that the power of some of these missiles could, in fact, lead them to be offensive, even against the main airport of tel aviv. john? >> all right. the other big news, senator john mccain literally sneaking in to syria to meet with rebel leaders yesterday. nick, what came out of that meeting?...